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James C. Ballenger
Researcher at Medical University of South Carolina
Publications - 132
Citations - 11184
James C. Ballenger is an academic researcher from Medical University of South Carolina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Panic disorder & Panic. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 132 publications receiving 10952 citations.
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Can panic disorder present as irritable bowel syndrome
TL;DR: Both panic and gastrointestinal symptoms responded dramatically and rapidly to pharmacologic treatment of panic symptoms in all five patients, suggesting some patients with functional gastrointestinal complaints may have a primary anxiety disorder.
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Body dysmorphic disorder in patients with anxiety disorders and major depression: a comorbidity study.
Olga Brawman-Mintzer,R B Lydiard,Katharine A. Phillips,A. Morton,V D Czepowicz,N P Emmanuel,G. Villareal,M.R. Johnson,James C. Ballenger +8 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest that body dysmorphic disorder may share etiologic elements with social phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Antidepressants in panic disorder and agoraphobia.
TL;DR: A survey of the literature on the use of antidepressants for treating patients with panic disorder and agoraphobia with panic attacks suggests that both tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors have efficacy in blocking panic attacks.
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Anxiety and Depression: Optimizing Treatments.
TL;DR: The newer antidepressants, in particular, are playing an increasingly important role in the treatment of both anxiety disorders alone and comorbid anxiety and depression and enable the goal of treatment to encompass not only improvement but also sustained complete remission.
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Early family experiences of women with bulimia and depression.
TL;DR: The findings show that there are significant differences between the experiences these women had growing up and those of the control group, and a profile of children at risk based upon the study indicators is presented.